Daughter of Jeese McMeekin Shirley and Jane (Witt) Shirley. Known siblings include:
Amanda (Shirley) Thomas, Caleb W. Shirley and Thomas Jefferson Shirley.
Virginia Shirley married William Silkey 1 November 1857 in Carroll County, Missouri.
They are the parents of two known children:
Curtis Silkey
Mary Frances Silkey
It appears Virginia divorced William Silkey because March, 1864, William Silkey married Martha Ball.
In October 1864, William Sikley was executed, along with a total of 6, while prisoners of War.
In 1864, Virginia lost her mother, her brother, 1st Sgt. Caleb W. Shirley, and the father of her children, William Silkey.
Amanda (Shirley) Thomas, Caleb W. Shirley and Thomas Jefferson Shirley.
Virginia Shirley married William Silkey 1 November 1857 in Carroll County, Missouri.
They are the parents of two known children:
Curtis Silkey
Mary Frances Silkey
It appears Virginia divorced William Silkey because March, 1864, William Silkey married Martha Ball.
In October 1864, William Sikley was executed, along with a total of 6, while prisoners of War.
In 1864, Virginia lost her mother, her brother, 1st Sgt. Caleb W. Shirley, and the father of her children, William Silkey.
Daughter of Jeese McMeekin Shirley and Jane (Witt) Shirley. Known siblings include:
Amanda (Shirley) Thomas, Caleb W. Shirley and Thomas Jefferson Shirley.
Virginia Shirley married William Silkey 1 November 1857 in Carroll County, Missouri.
They are the parents of two known children:
Curtis Silkey
Mary Frances Silkey
It appears Virginia divorced William Silkey because March, 1864, William Silkey married Martha Ball.
In October 1864, William Sikley was executed, along with a total of 6, while prisoners of War.
In 1864, Virginia lost her mother, her brother, 1st Sgt. Caleb W. Shirley, and the father of her children, William Silkey.
Amanda (Shirley) Thomas, Caleb W. Shirley and Thomas Jefferson Shirley.
Virginia Shirley married William Silkey 1 November 1857 in Carroll County, Missouri.
They are the parents of two known children:
Curtis Silkey
Mary Frances Silkey
It appears Virginia divorced William Silkey because March, 1864, William Silkey married Martha Ball.
In October 1864, William Sikley was executed, along with a total of 6, while prisoners of War.
In 1864, Virginia lost her mother, her brother, 1st Sgt. Caleb W. Shirley, and the father of her children, William Silkey.
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